Fwd: [Geowanking] questions for mapquest users

[Andrew Turner]

I sent these direct to Brady, but then thought it might be interesting
for the wider list.

Questions for MapQuest Users:

* Have you used G/Y/M/M24/et al and which do you prefer (or why do you
prefer MQ)
* Do you mostly use MapQuest within your local living area (directions
from work/home location) or when traveling on vacation or business in
a different city ( to/from hotels, airports, venues, etc)
* Is it useful to view POI at your destination or along your route?
 * would it be helpful to search/filter those POI, or use 'preferred vendors'
 * would you be interested in providing your own sources of POI, or do
they need to come from a 'trusted source'
* How often do you print the direction results? (I'm guessing most always)
 * would you be interested in loading the direction results (and POI)
into a navigation unit if you had one (in vehicle, dash, handheld,
mobile device w/ gps)
 * do you ever use a GPS/Dashboard navigation unit?
 * would you use directions and POI finder from MQ if it was on your
mobile device?
* Do you have a "MapQuest Story" (got very lost based on a bad
direction) and if so, why do you still trust MQ directions?
 * Did you let MQ know about the bad direction?
 * Is it fixed it yet?
* Would integration of traffic data (current and/or predictive) be
something you would find useful if you specified your expected travel
date & time?

Personal plug:
* would you find useful (and how much would you pay for) a service
that used your digital calendar & mapquest to let you know when you
needed to leave for appointments and send the directions to your email
(desktop/blackberry) or mobile phone via SMS

--
Andrew Turner
ajturner at highearthorbit.com        42.4266N x 83.4931W
http://highearthorbit.com              Northville, Michigan, USA


-- 
Andrew Turner
ajturner at highearthorbit.com        42.4266N x 83.4931W
http://highearthorbit.com              Northville, Michigan, USA